SURRY DAVIS

Sarah Davis born Feb. 3, 1805, married Javan Trammell of Buncombe Co., NC Feb. 27, 1822, Javan and Sarah lived in that same area until sometime between 1840 and 1850 when they moved from Henderson Co., NC, to Gilmer Co., GA. Sarah outlived Javan, she died August 15, 1876. They had 16 children.

I am trying to determine if Surry Davis could be the father of my Sarah Davis.

Surry Davis lived in Buncombe Co., NC for nine years, those nine years covered the time period that my ancestor Sarah (Davis) Trammell married in Buncombe Co., NC.

Surray Davis was on the 1820 Buncombe County, NC Census, in 1830 he is in Habersham County.

SURRY DAVIS was born December 22, 1764 in Greenville, S C, and died October 1853 in Roane Co.TN or Meriwether Co.Ga. He married (1) SARAH MAUDLIN in Buncombe {now Henderson} Co., NC. She died Bef. 1796 in prob Buncombe Co.,. He married (2) MARAGRET MAUDLIN Abt. 1796 in Buncombe Co., NC.

Surrey was in the South Carolina Militia and served as a private. Applicant stated that Surrey was born in Greenville County, North Carolinaand moved when very young to Abbeville District, South Carolina where heresided until the American Revolution. He volunteered in June 1780, andserved as a private in Captain John McGaw's Company. Colonel RobertAnderson's South Carolina Regiment. He was in the siege of Ninety-Sixand in several engagements with the Indians. His length of service wasabout fourteen months.

Application for pension dated 30 August 1843, Murray County Georgia.Surry Davis, age 79, stated that he was born in North Carolina, was in GranvilleCounty, in the year 1764, no record of his age, lived in AbbevilleDistrict South Carolina then Pendleton District South Carolina (twentyyears) then to Granville(Greenville District), South Carolina, nineyears, then to Buncombe County North Carolina, nine years, then toHabersham County Georgia, eleven years, then to Habersham CountyGeorgia, eleven years, then to Murray County Georgia, (now a resident).